London: Claudio Bravo was a forgotten man at Manchester City. Even the most loyal Arsenal fan probably knew little about Eddie Nketiah.

On Tuesday, both players were showered with praise after match-winning performances in the English League Cup.

Bravo, now the second-choice goalkeeper at City after an underwhelming first season at the club, made crucial saves in normal time and in the penalty shootout as Manchester City ousted Wolverhampton Wanderers in a grueling last-16 match.

Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah takes a shot on goal against Norwich on Tuesday. AP

City won the shootout 4-1 — with Sergio Aguero deftly chipping the clinching penalty high into the net — after Bravo made flying saves from Wolves' second and third kicks. The match was 0-0 after extra time, but only after the Chile goalkeeper came to City's rescue in repelling a series of shots from counter-attacks by the second-tier leaders.

Nketiah, an 18-year-old striker making only his second appearance for Arsenal, entered as a substitute against Norwich and scored the equaliser within 15 seconds. His first touch of the ball took the game against another second-tier team to extra time, where Nketiah then grabbed a 96th-minute winner as Arsenal edged through 2-1 at home.

There were wins for Manchester United, Leicester and Bournemouth, but fellow Premier League team Crystal Palace came unstuck in losing 4-1 at second-tier Bristol City.

Aguero might have scored the winning penalty in the shootout, but he still requires one goal to break City's all-time scoring record, which he shares with Eric Brook on 177 goals.

Instead, this was a night to savor for Bravo, who was acclaimed by all four corners of Etihad Stadium as City's players saluted the crowd after the match. Last season, City fans were heard sarcastically cheering the rare saves made by Bravo, who had the lowest save percentage in the Premier League and let in too many easy shots.

Lingard stars for Manchester United

Jesse Lingard is saving his best for the League Cup these days.

Four of the midfielder's last five goals for Manchester United have been in this competition after he scored in each half of a 2-0 win over Swansea at Liberty Stadium — one a coolly taken, sidefoot finish and the other a header from just inside the area.

It was comfortable for the titleholders, who made seven changes from Saturday's 2-1 loss at Huddersfield in the Premier League — the team's first defeat of the season.

Palace thrashed

In what is already a tough season for Palace, there was further humiliation for the Premier League's last-place side.

Palace manager Roy Hodgson made 10 changes from his last league lineup and it showed as Bristol City came from behind by scoring four times between the 34th and 66th minutes.

Palace have lost eight of its nine league games, scoring only two goals.